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HIDILYN DIAZ-NARANJO won’t be going to Paris for what could have been her fifth straight Olympics. But the country’s first Olympic gold medalist at women’s 56 kgs of weightlifting in Tokyo 2020 has resigned herself to being a wife to husband and coach Julius. To fulfill those roles, the pride…
HIDILYN DIAZ-NARANJO resumes her quest for a fifth consecutive Olympics—for a potential second-straight gold medal—in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Grand Prix II that starts on Monday at the Holiday Villa Hotel and Residence in Doha, Qatar. Diaz-Naranjo, winner of the country’s first Olympic gold medal in Tokyo 2020 two…
WINNER. Angeline Colonia ruled the Youth women's 40kg category of the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on July 17, 2022. Colonia, a Grade 11 student from Culianan National High School in Zamboanga City, became a member of the national team only last March. (Photo courtesy of Asian Weightlifting Federation) MANILA - Angeline Colonia kicked off the Philippine campaign in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships on a high note following her title victory in the Youth women's 40kg category on Sunday night in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Play...
OLYMPIAN Erleen Anne Ando groped in her new weight class of 59 kgs to settle for fifth place in the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships at the Uzbekistan Sports Complex in Tashkent over the weekend. Ando lifted 98 kg best in the snatch and 116 kg in the clean and jerk for…